Cyperus flavoculmis
| Cyperus flavoculmis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. flavoculmis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus flavoculmis | |
Cyperus flavoculmis is a species of sedge endemic to Kenya. It is a critically endangered species known from only one location, a salt marsh in the Machakos District.
Taxonomy and history
[edit]Cyperus flavoculmis was described in 1983 by botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye, based on a holotype specimen collected by Lye himself in June of 1971. The description was published in the second issue of volume three of the Nordic Journal of Botany.[2][3][4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Cyperus flavoculmis is known only from its type locality, a salt marsh in the Machakos District situated alongside the Nairobi–Mombasa Road at 1,650 m (5,410 ft) above sea level, where it grows at the edges of seasonal pools.[1][3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Luke, W.R.Q. (2010). "Cyperus flavoculmis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T185339A8391623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185339A8391623.en. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Cyperus flavoculmis Lye". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ a b Lye, Kåre Arnstein (1983). "Studies in African Cyperaceae 25. New taxa and combinations in Cyperus L.". Nordic Journal of Botany. 3 (2): 223. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1983.tb01069.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
- ^ a b Hoenselaar, Kim; Verdcourt, Bernard; Beentje, Henk J. (2010). Beentje, Henk J. (ed.). Flora of Tropical East Africa: Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p. 251. ISBN 9781842463970. OCLC 957437334.